April 03, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has said Home Depot workers must pay more than $39,000 in legal fees to the home improvement retailer after the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision to end the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit in Home Depot's favor in August.
September 30, 2022
A Georgia federal judge Friday denied a recusal bid by current and former Home Depot employees and tossed their putative class action alleging the retailer mismanaged their retirement savings, although he noted in his 97-page opinion that recusal was "tempting" given the complexity of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit.
April 18, 2022
Current and former employees accusing Home Depot Inc. of mismanaging their retirement savings have asked a Georgia federal judge to recuse himself from the $140 million class action based on the judge's involvement with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has supported Home Depot in the action.
March 04, 2022
The Georgia federal judge overseeing a $140 million class action challenging Home Depot's management of employees' retirement savings recused himself from the case Friday, saying he recently inherited stock in the home improvement giant.
February 24, 2022
Home Depot urged a Georgia federal judge Thursday to end a $140 million class action challenging its management of employees' retirement savings, saying during a hearing that a better comparably sized 401(k) plan does not exist.
December 20, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants a Georgia federal court to throw out a sweeping class action accusing Home Depot Inc. of mismanaging the retirement savings of hundreds of thousands of current and former workers.
September 02, 2021
Home Depot asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to reject hundreds of thousands of current and former employees' push for summary judgment in a $140 million class action accusing the home improvement giant of mismanaging its multibillion-dollar 401(k) retirement plan.
July 13, 2021
Home Depot Inc. and a group of hundreds of thousands of current and former employees have launched dueling bids for summary judgment in a $140 million class action accusing the home improvement retailer of mismanaging its multibillion-dollar 401(k) plan at workers' expense.
September 22, 2020
The Home Depot Inc. must face a $140 million class action brought in Georgia federal court on behalf of hundreds of thousands of current and former employees who claim the company enlisted 401(k) adviser firms that charged exorbitant fees and botched their investments.
March 20, 2020
Home Depot workers have urged a Georgia federal judge to grant class status to their suit claiming the fees they paid for investment advice on their retirement savings were "too damn high," arguing that the company was mischaracterizing their claims as individualized gripes.